We’re excited to announce two new titles in the…

We’re excited to announce two new titles in the #VMware Learning Zone! Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge in Horizon Flex and vSphere6 http://vmw.re/1QjWAiF

We’re excited to announce two new titles in the…

We’re excited to announce two new titles in the #VMware Learning Zone! Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge in Horizon Flex and vSphere6 http://vmw.re/1QjWAiF


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VMware vSphere Beta – Indicate your interest!

VMware vSphere Beta – Indicate your interest!

VMware vSphere Beta – Indicate your interest!

We are excited to announce the upcomingVMware vSphere Beta Program. This program enables participants to help define the direction of the most widely adopted industry-leading virtualization platform. Folks who want to participatein the program can nowindicatetheir interestby filling outthis simple form. The vSphere team will grantaccess to the program to selected candidates in stages. This […] The post VMware vSphere Beta – Indicate your interest! appeared first on VMware vSphere Blog.


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One of cool vSphere features: Tutorial:How…

One of cool vSphere features: Tutorial:How Storage DRS works with storage policies in SPBM?

One of cool vSphere features: Tutorial:How…

SDRS integration with storage profiles was one of the cool feature I was waiting for since vSphere 5.5. In vSphere 6.0 GA, there were some public references of its support but no detailed documentation was available. As per this KB I am happy to know that in vCenter Server 6.0.0b and above, Storage DRS is … Continue reading One of cool vSphere features: Tutorial:How Storage DRS works with storage policies in SPBM? →


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vSphere 6.0 Replication – Failover

vSphere 6.0 Replication – Failover

vSphere 6.0 Replication – Failover

Be sure to visit parts 1, 2, and 3: vSphere 6.0 Replication – Installation vSphere 6.0 Replication – Configuration vSphere 6.0 Replication – VM Replication Now that everything has been up and replicating for a while, it’s time to do a failover. As you can see, we even have our multiple points in time. Failing over […] The post vSphere 6.0 Replication – Failover appeared first on Tim’s IT Blog .


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Tutorial Session on Performance Debugging on…

Tutorial Session on Performance Debugging on VMware vSphere

Tutorial Session on Performance Debugging on…

Ever wondered what it takes to debug performance issues on a VMware stack? How does one figure out if the performance issue is in your virtual machine, or the network layer, or the storage layer, or the hypervisor layer? Here’s a handy tutorial that showcases a systematic approach for troubleshooting performance using tools like Esxtop, […] The post Tutorial Session on Performance Debugging on VMware vSphere appeared first on VMware VROOM! Blog.


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How to use the ESXi Patch Tracker to update ESXi

How to use the ESXi Patch Tracker to update ESXi

How to use the ESXi Patch Tracker to update ESXi

About a year ago I started my VMware ESXi Patch Tracker service. This is a set of automatically generated web pages that show informations about all available ESXi patches. Its primary purpose is to give you an easy way to track the patch history and get alerted about new patches once they are released. You can subscribe to it by RSS feed, E-mail and Twitter. Recently I have added new functionality to the Patch Tracker that enables you to update your ESXi hosts in a very convenient way. Here…Read More


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vSphere Data Protection Part 2

vSphere Data Protection Part 2

vSphere Data Protection Part 2

In vSphere Data Protection we have shown the minimum requirements , how to deploy vDP and configure. Now in this post i am going to share how you can restore the virtual machine and perform the file level recovery. 1. Once vSphere Data Protection is configured , you will find its plugin in here. 2. Click on this vDP 3. After that a job is required in which we get an option to select the particular virtual machine, datacenter or partiicular hard disks of a virtual machine. 4. We have to…Read More


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vSphere Data Protection 6.1 Part 1

vSphere Data Protection 6.1 Part 1

vSphere Data Protection 6.1 Part 1

It is available as a Virtual Appliance.Minimum requirement:RAM – 4GBvCPU- 4 running @ 2GHzDisk Space: 873GBProvides disk based back up for virtual machines.It is based on the industry-leading EMC® Avamar® deduplication backup and recovery software. A maximum of 20 vSphere Data Protection appliances can be deployed per vCenter Server.As many as eight external proxies (virtual appliances) can be deployed per vSphere Data Protection virtual appliance. vSphere Data Protection supports as much as…Read More


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EMC vVNX (Software Defined Storage)

EMC vVNX (Software Defined Storage)

EMC vVNX (Software Defined Storage)

DEPLOYMENT & CONFIGURATIONVirtual VNX (vVNX) is a software stack that provides many VNX features. It allows VNXe software to be available as a downloadable virtual storage appliance (VSA) for use with a VMware ESX or ESXi hypervisor. Most of the folks who wants to test the new feature of VMware for the Software Defined Storage i.e VVOL like most of us have came across so far can test with the help of this solution by EMC ie. VVols technical preview for vVNX from their website.It is available…Read More


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VMware Homeserver – ESXi on 6th Gen Intel NUC

VMware Homeserver – ESXi on 6th Gen Intel NUC

VMware Homeserver – ESXi on 6th Gen Intel NUC

Intels 6th Gen NUCs are out and it’s time to take a look on their capabilities as homeserver running VMware ESXi. NUCs are not officially supported by VMware but they arevery widespread in many homlabsor test environments. Theyaresmall, silent, transportable … Read more »


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vSphere 6 and XtremIO Application Protection

vSphere 6 and XtremIO Application Protection

vSphere 6 and XtremIO Application Protection

Consolidating and Protecting Enterprise Applications on vSphere 6 with XtremIO This great Whitepaper was published this month and is well worth a read if you have or are planning to deploy XtremIO. The paper covers the following: Multi-site VMware based infrastructure with integrated Replication and Disaster Recovery XtremIO 4.0 with: vSphere 6.0 / RecoverPoint 4.1 […]


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Last year was the vSphere 6 launch, what does…

Last year was the vSphere 6 launch, what does VMware have in store this year?

Last year was the vSphere 6 launch, what does…

Be the first to hear the latest news about how VMware’s One Cloud, Any Application, Any Device™ architecture for IT is helping enable the digital enterprise from mobile devices to the data center and the cloud. This two-part online event will inspire, motivate, and deliver the elements you need to move your IT agenda forward in 2016.


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Oracle Galaxy Licensing – Oracle Vs Mars

Oracle Galaxy Licensing – Oracle Vs Mars

Oracle Galaxy Licensing – Oracle Vs Mars

Oracle Galaxy Licensing – Oracle Vs Mars I first used the term Oracle Galaxy Licensing On October […] The post Oracle Galaxy Licensing – Oracle Vs Mars appeared first on Michael Corey Blog.


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Be the first to hear VMware’s breaking news at…

Be the first to hear VMware’s breaking news at our online event on 2/9: https://t.co/MFjefuO8fq #DigitalWorkspace https://t.co/CpbiLFUJ0O

Be the first to hear VMware’s breaking news at…

Be the first to hear VMware’s breaking news at our online event on 2/9: https://t.co/MFjefuO8fq #DigitalWorkspace https://t.co/CpbiLFUJ0O


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vCenter Server 6.0 – Licensable Entity Does Not…

vCenter Server 6.0 – Licensable Entity Does Not Exist

vCenter Server 6.0 – Licensable Entity Does Not…

Introduction Recently, I worked on an issue where vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 U1 was rebuiltand was not able to assign vCenter Server license key with the following error message: After a review, it was found out that the license key was not removed before decommissioning the old VC. As a result, old VC asset was […]


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